Jamo E4 Surround

Advantages: Design; connectivity
Disadvantages: DVD player; menus

...I used to have DMR 50. It was a decent piece of equipment, even though with some quirks. Very unfortunately, after about two years the DVD player went... well... s***apens. I wasn't overly concerned and decided to get a newer version of a Jamo DVD player, DMR 60. The design is quite slick and fits with pretty much any piece of equipment. Looks very nice in your room among TVs, amplifiers, etc. But that's pretty much all as far as pros go. On the downside... well.. where should I start? My first disappointment was it's menu system. It's like you are going back to the 80s and not in a good way! The menu design is very primitive (remember your Commodores and Sinclairs, well, you get the idea), the file menu can't even display more than a few letters in a file name, so if you have a bunch of files with similar names (for example, few... Read review

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Advantages: Kicking sound, price
Disadvantages: Cone's are delicate and break easily

...List price on these are £199, i bought them for £50 second hand, and was i impressed! The mission 702e's are not to be taken lightly these will perform in even the most expensive set up. i have seen these perform as well as a £450 pair of Jamo's (probably most well known for making 'club' style speakers) with two bass drivers, and were not noticeably different. The bass put out by the mission's was not as deep as the jamo's but on par with the treble and mid-range. The misson's are rated at 20W-100W matching of amplifiers, and run at an impedence of 8 ohms. obivously not much different to most other speakers. They come with a bass driver which is a kevlar moulded dome, this basically is woven synthetic. The tweeter that provides treble is a soft dome style. They come in either a black or beech casing and llok the part, i must say... Read review

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Advantages: Powerful, great midrange
Disadvantages: Nasty remote

...I got this amp as a replacement for a Cambridga Audio 640A amp and so knew what the benchmark was at this price point as the CA amp is truely excellent. Out of the box the NAD amp is nothing special but after a few days of continuous use breaking it in it began to sound excellent - especially the mid range. This is not to say the bass and treble is poor but other amps at this price point can match it in the top and bottom end. The mid range however really sets this amp apart from others and sounds excellent with a wide range of speakers (I have auditioned it with Aelite 3s and Jamo E800s). One real downer coming from the CA amp was the remote which is ugly and oversized compared to the lovely, heavy CA remote. It is clear that almost all the budget was spent on the internals and not the aesthetics. This is also the case of the drab... Read review

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